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Funeral homes in Newton County, IN

How Newton County, IN compares with other counties and the U.S. for funeral homes: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.

Listings
3
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$856K
On funerals · $149 a household
Spending per listing
$285K
58% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.2
2.5 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
14,188
+2.9% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

As of September 2026, map listings count 3 funeral homes in Newton County. That is 5.2 per 10,000 households, 2.5 times the U.S. rate of 2.1.

Households in Newton County spend about $856K a year on funerals, or $149 per household, 5% above the U.S. average. That works out to $285K per home, 58% below the U.S. figure of $679K.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in Newton County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates show Newton County grew 2.9% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 funeral homes on map listings, Newton County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Newton County compares

The same measures for Indiana and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all funerals by the funeral homes counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.

Funeral homes in Newton County, IN compared with Indiana and the U.S.
MeasureNewton CountyIndianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.22.92.1
Spending per listing$285K$473K$679K
Households per official establishmentn/a5,7068,510
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−4.6%−1.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.9%+2.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on funerals$149$135$143
Median household income$75,481$71,957$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored26

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
30 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
1The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as funeral homes and funeral services in Newton County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.

Population and households in Newton County

Population, 2025 estimate
14,188+2.9% since 2020
Households
5,726
Median age
44.3
Homes lived in by their owners
81%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
402 sq. mi.
People per square mile
35
Median household income
$75,481+36.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$80,819
Median home value
$171,500
Jobs located here
3,456
Daytime population
11,088Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Funeral homes across Indiana

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The highest-scoring counties in Indiana for funeral homes, numbered among those based in Indiana, with Newton County marked.

Top counties in Indiana

Counties in Indiana ranked for funeral homes by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Hamilton County, IN75151.1$1.1M+10.9%#137 of 1,472
2Hendricks County, IN69121.8$750K+10.2%#261 of 1,472
3Monroe County, IN6561.0$1.1M+1.9%#349 of 1,472
4Johnson County, IN62152.4$579K+7.4%#445 of 1,472
5Warrick County, IN6072.8$541K+4.4%#488 of 1,472
6Boone County, IN6082.8$476K+13.5%#493 of 1,472
7Elkhart County, IN59152.1$709K+0.9%#499 of 1,472
8Tippecanoe County, IN59121.6$671K+2.2%#502 of 1,472
9Porter County, IN57142.0$696K+1.6%#533 of 1,472
10Hancock County, IN5792.7$499K+13.5%#543 of 1,472
Newton County, INNot scored35.2$285K+2.9%

Other business types in Newton County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many funeral homes are in Newton County, IN?

Newton County has 3 funeral homes on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count funeral homes, mortuaries and cremation services. No official count is published for funeral homes and funeral services in Newton County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Newton County, IN spend on funerals?

About $856K a year, or $149 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 funeral homes on map listings, it comes to $285K per home. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,726 households in Newton County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Newton County, IN compare with the U.S. for funeral homes?

Newton County has 5.2 funeral homes per 10,000 households, 2.5 times the U.S. rate of 2.1. Spending per home is $285K, 58% below the U.S. figure of $679K. At the national ratio of funeral homes to household spending, Newton County would have about 1, against 3 on map listings.

How fast is Newton County, IN growing?

Population estimates put Newton County at 14,188 people in 2025, up 2.9% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 5,726 households. Median household income in Newton County is $75,481, 7% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 36.4%, before inflation.

What is the Groundwork market score?

The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Newton County has no market score for funeral homes: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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